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Operating within the borders of Konoha for aended period, getting close to and possibly assassinating high-profile figures…
Gojo Kaigetsu felt a sense ency. He couldn't allow such a dangerous spy to operate within Konoha; it was crucial to identify and elimihis threat as quickly as possible.
Imagihe sario!
A 15-year-old prodigy like Sasori was able to assassihe Third Kazekage. Ninja tactics 't be easily cssified by rank alone, whether it's Kage, Jonin, or in.
Without knowing what deadly teiques the shinobi from the Hidden Cloud Vilge might possess, the situation was extremely dangerous.
There’s an old saying: while a thief hide for a thousand days, no one guard against a thief for that long.
If the spy mao establish roots in Konoha, it would be incredibly difficult to root them out. And if, by ce, Minato or Kushio die at the hands of a Cloud ninja spy…
Everything would be ruined!
Such a sario was absolutely uable. He vowed to hunt down and capture the spy infiltrating Konoha!
Gojo Kaigetsu decred his iion.
"But how did a Cloud Vilge ninja evade the Byakugan of the Hyuga ?"
"Konoha has long been able to catch a rge number of spies from the major nations each year, thanks to the Byakugan. Ordinary people, without chakra, would struggle to access aive information even if they did infiltrate Konoha."
"If my printing factory was involved, it would have been more obvious, and it would’ve been targeted before it even became signifit."
"So… Has the Cloud Vilge figured out a way to bypass the Byakugan?"
The Byakugan has always been one of the best methods for deteg enemy ninjas. If someone found a way to ter it, Konoha’s intelligehering advantage would be severely diminished.
Modern ninja warfare relies heavily on information-intelligence is key!
"No, something's nht. If the Cloud Vilge had really cracked the Byakugan, Konoha’s prosperity wouldn’t just drop slightly-it would have plummeted. But there's been no drastic ge."
"The rise and fall of Konoha’s prosperity is absolute. This means that bypassing the Byakugan must be extremely difficult, or it could be a unique bloodline limit that only a few individuals possess…"
Thinking along these lines, Gojo Kaigetsu felt the pressure ease a bit. If that's the case, it's muanageable.
He was just about to use the unique information transfer methods of the Anbu to summon his loyal and capable subordinate, Kakashi.
But as he reached out to do so, he noticed through his bck blindfold that Kakashi’s chakra was rapidly approag.
A mutual journey, it seems.
In a few moments, Kakashi was kneeling on one knee, his head lowered as he reported from behind Gojo Kaigetsu: "Gojo-sama, I have urgent news."
"Oh? Kakashi, what is it?"
"This afternoon, a woman g to be reted to you arrived in Konoha. She’s been pced in the vilge’s guesthouse. Would you like to meet her?"
"Huh? A retive of mine?"
Gojo Kaigetsu was taken aback.
He was reinated into this world, iing all the memories of his previous life when he was around 14 years old. But as for retives… he had never heard of any.
The Gojo family was an ordinary civilian family in the ninja world. Feions, none had possessed the talent to bee a ninja. This was the first time Gojo Kaigetsu had ever been referred to in such a way-being called “retive” gave him an odd sense of being an iial figure.
Gojo Kaigetsu asked casually, "My retive… Is she a civilian or a ninja? How was it firmed?"
"Wheered Konoha, a Hyuga inja used the Byakugan to iigate her. She has some chakra, but not nearly enough to bee a ninja."
"She cims to be from the Land of Flowers, and some of her experiences align with the past of your parents."
"Well, that's quite a surprising reunion~"
Gojo Kaigetsu squinted. Could there really be such a ce?
The system had just alerted him to the presence of a Cloud Vilge spy, and now a long-lost retive from the Gojo family suddenly appeared.
"What’s her name?"
"Gojo Ai."
"Take me to see her."
…
Samui had settled into the guesthouse in Konoha.
Upon learning that she might be reted to Gojo Kaigetsu, the guesthouse immediately arranged for her to stay in the best room avaible.
A soft bed, a view of the bustling nightlife, a cool evening breeze, and a pleasant climate…
These were all things Samui couldn't experience ba the Hidden Cloud Vilge.
"So, this is the enviro of Konoha… How do their ninjas train in such a rexed enviro? They don't seem to have any sense ency."
Samui sat on the soft, white-sheeted bed, unsciously rubbing her slightly sore shoulders. After spending a day walking around Konoha, she had firmly memorized the yout and the locations of several important buildings.
The Hokage’s Office, the Ninja Academy, and a rge, unfamiliar printing factory…
The prosperous Konoha seemed to have many things that Samui couldn’t fully uand.
She didn’t resist these hings; instead, she quickly ied them into her life.
Acc to Raikage-sama’s orders, she would be stationed in Konoha long-term as a Hidden Cloud operative. The more she blended in, the more effective she could be.
Of course, she hadn’t fotten her most direct order-to iigate the "Kousou Publishing House" that was selling forbidden books to the Hidden Cloud Vilge.
These books had corrupted the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer Bee’s, ninja way. Raikage A couldn’t tolerate it and wahe publisher to pay in blood.
But after spending aire day searg, Samui hadn’t found any trace of the High Academy Publishing House.
"I’ll have to tinue looking tomorrow."
Samui switched hands and began massaging the other shoulder. "But if I approach Gojo Kaigetsu too quickly, won’t that arouse his suspi?"
"After all, I’m a retive he’s never met before. If he chooses not to see me, I’ll have to rely on my own efforts to gather intelligen Konoha. That would take signifitly more time and energy to achieve the same results."
"This mission might be one from which I ever return to the Hidden Cloud."
Samui sighed deeply.
No matter how mue trains, it’s impossible to pletely eliminate emotions and bee a mere tool for carrying out tasks.
Alone in a fn nd, isoted within an enemy vilge, this mission sychological trial for her as much as a physical one.
If it were given to a less loyal, less determined ninja, they might not be able to withstand the loneliness. They might even fully ie into Konoha, severing ties with the Hidden Cloud.
"But… I. Samui, a Jonin of the Hidden Cloud trained by the Third Raikage, will never let personal feelings shake my resolve to plete this mission."
Samui murmured, repeatedly reinf her ninja way in her heart.
At that moment, a knock came from the door.
Knock, knock, knock-
"Excuse me, is Miss Gojo Ai inside?"
He’s here!
Samui took a deep breath, adjusting herself to the best possible state, then turned her gaze toward the door.
"e in."
In her line of sight, the door handle slowly turned.
Entering the room was a man with white hair and a bck silk blindfold c his eyes.
Despite the slight differences from the intelligence photos, Samui reized him instantly-
Gojo Kaigetsu!
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